Planetary parking apparatus



Ap 7, 1931. M. M. EGAN 1,800,059

PLANETARY PARKING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 17, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY M. M. EGAN PLANETARY PARKING APPARATUS April 7, 1931.

Filed Feb. 17, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Filed Feb. l7, 19 30 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 7, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MATHEW M. EGAN, or roar woa'rn, TEXAS PLANETARY PARKING APPARATUS Application filed February 17, 1980. Serial No. 428,170.

This invention relates to a planetary parking apparatus for parking motor vehicles and the like, the general object of the invention being to provide a number of wheels provided with swinging platforms for receiving the vehicles, with means for rotating the wheels so that any desired platform can be brought in alignment with a floor or road surface so that a vehicle can be moved upon the platform or removed theredrawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a sectional view through a building containing the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure '3 is a detail view showing the drivin gearing. igure 4 is an exterior view of the buildin Tn these drawings, the letter A indicates a building having a basement B and a floor C which is supported by the tiers D, the

building having the doors E whereby vehicles can be moved upon the floor or moved off the floor, as desired. A plurality of large wheels F is each rot'atably supported from the floor by the framework 1 which carries the grooved rolls 2 for engaging the I rings 3 connected with the inner circumference of each wheel. Of course, openings are formed in the floor through which the wheels pass and as shown in Figures 1 and 2, substantially half of each wheel is arranged in the basement and half in the building itself. A plurality of double platforms 4-. is swingingly supported by each pair of wheels, as shown at 5, these platforms being so formed that as they move wheels 9 are carried by the shafts 9'.

the platforms remain in an upright osition with the floors of the platforms orizontal throughout the movement of the wheels and as will be seen, a vehicle can be driven or moved from the floor on to a floor of the platform when said floor is flush with the floor C or the vehicle can be moved from the floor of the platform upon the floor C. It will also be seen that each platform has two floors so that a number of cars can be carried by each platform, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

A ring gear 6 is attached to each wheel and a pair of cog wheels 7 engages each ring gear. These cog wheels are fastened to the shafts 8 supported by the frames 1 and a cog wheel 9 meshes with each pair of the cog wheels 7 of certain of the pairs. The shafts 8 also carry the rolls 2 and the cog A pinion 10 on the shaft 11 of a motor 12 engages each cog wheel 9 so that the wheels are driven from the motors, these motors being supported by the platforms 13 supported by the frames 1.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the vehicles can be driven or rolled upon the floors of the platforms as the doors are brought flush with the main floor by a movement of the wheels F and the vehicles can be moved off the floors of the platform when said floors are brought flush with the main floor. Thus a plurality of vehicles can be stored in the building by running them upon the platforms as each pair of wheels carries a plurality of platforms, each provided with a double floor and each floor supports a plurality of vehicles. Any desired vehicle can be readily removed from the building by bringing the fioorof the platform on which the vehicle rests in alignment with the main floor and then driving the vehicle from the building.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is In combination with a building having a floor and a basement with openings in the floor a plurality of pairs of ring shaped members, frames on the floor, grooved rolls supported by the frames and engaging portions of the ring members to 'rotatably support the same, platforms pivotally supported pair of cogs engagin each ring by each pair of ring members for movement about horizontal axes, means for rotating the ring members, such means comprising ring gears connected with the members, a

ear, pinions engaging some 0 the pairs oi cogs and motors for rotating the pinions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MATHEW M. EGAN. 

